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It's summer onstage at The Grand Theatre in London where
On Golden Pond is playing until Feb. 25. Norman Thayer
(Ken Kramer), left and Bill Ray (Douglas Price) share a fish-
ing story with Ethel Thayer (Lorna Wilson).
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2001. PAGE 19.
Leisure
Theatre review
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By Keith Roulston
In the midst of February in one of
the longest southwestern Ontario
winters in memory, The Grand
Theatre brings a welcome touch of
summer with On Golden Pond.
Not only does the comedy-drama
deal with a summer at a New
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Ten tables of shoot were in play at
the Belgrave Community Centre on
Friday, Feb. 9.
Winners were: high lady, Mary
McIntosh; second high lady, Jane
Grasby; most shoots, Mary Taylor;
low lady, Audrie Vath; high man,
Bev Hayden; second high man, Jean
Deans; most shoots, Lorne
Campbell; low man, Laurence
Plaetzer.
There were 7 tables of euchre in
play on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at the
Women's Institute Hall.
Winners were: high lady, Mary
McIntosh; second high lady, Mary.
Taylor; lone hands, Clifford Coultes;
low lady, Aileen Leddy; high man,
Ken Spears; second high man, Lloyd
Appleby; lone hands, George Inglis;
low man, Stuart Musgrove.
There is euchre again on
Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m.
England cottage, but it reunites some
faces familiar as summer residents
of Blyth in years past when they
were part of Blyth Festival seasons.
Former Blyth Artistic Director Janet
Amos directs while the cast includes
Lorna Wilson and Robert King, both
familiar to Blyth audiences from
The February meeting of Belgrave
Evening Unit of Knox United
Church was held Tuesday evening
Feb. 6 at the home of Mabel Wheeler
with 14 members present.
Muriel Coultes conducted the
meeting. She welcomed everyone
and read Alzheimer's Tolerance.
Thelma Pletch and Irene Lamont
presented the worship service.
Scripture Acts 16: 1-15 the story of
Lydia a seller of purple cloth, a sign
of wealth. She follows the teachings
of Paul.
A lady in Northern Ontario started
a Sunday School which grew to be
an established church, members
were told.
All were encouraged to attend the
Huron Presbyterial meeting Monday,
Feb. 12 at Mitchell United.
Mabel's Moms met at their regular
time on Wednesday, Feb. 7.
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their appearances here a decade ago.
The play tells the story of Norman
and Ethel Thayer who have spent a
lifetime of summers at the lake
called Golden Pond. Now nearing
his -80th birthday, Norman is
obsessed with death and Ethel, 10
years younger, is trying to deal with
his failing health. Into their lives
come their daughter Chelsea who
brings the new man in her life and
his 12-year-old son, Billy.
When the couple asks to leave
Billy. voth Norman and Ethel while
they go to Europe, it proves to be the
spark Norman needs, renewing his
enthusiasm for life.
It's all told with plenty of humour
with Norman, played by Ken
Kramer, getting most of the best
lines as the curmudgeonly former
professor.
The problem of producing a play
like On Golden Pond is that many
people in the audience have seen the
movie version with Henry Fonda in
his last role, his daughter Jane as
Chelsea and the great Katherine
Hepburn as Ethel. Indeed around me.
in the audience nearly everyone was
talking about the movie before the
performance began.
Given the daunting task of living
up to a realistic movie performed by
icons of the screen, Amos and her
cast pulled off a sterling effort.
Kramer was a spry Norman, winning
the audience with his humour and
Mrs. Coultes presented the pro-
gram. She talked about the famine
and hardships of South Korea when
war broke out. North Korea was con-
trolled by Communists.
Kim Daejong won the 2000 Nobel
Peace prize for his efforts to reunite
North and South Korea in the
Sunshine Policy. She followed the
story as told in the Observer. North
and South Korean Olympic Athletes
marched together at Seoul Olympics.
Laura Crocker, an overseas
worked there for seven years. One
hundred families were allowed to
travel to North Korea to search for
family members separated when war
broke out. The border still remains
closed.
Mrs. Wheeler conducted a contest.
Laura Johnston and Ruth Johnston
Attending were: Linda Hess and
Judith; Lila Procter and Jessica;
Crystal Agombar, Nicholas and
Gage; Donna Raynard, Curtis, Craig
and Heidi. Their topic was High
Pressure Salesmen.
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his fear of his failing memory.
Wilson, though appearing too young
for Ethel, quickly put such doubt
behind as she gave a subtle, charm-
ing performance.
Douglas Price, a young London
high school student, was a natural as
Billy.
Robert King gives comic warmth
to Charlie Martin, the mailman and
long-time friend of the family who
keeps his eye out for the aging cou-
ple. There's also a sadness in his
obvious pining, as the local boy who
stayed put, for the beautiful and suc-
cessful Chelsea who spent so many
summers with him but went off to
the outside world.
Peggy Coffee, King's real-life
wife, plays Chelsea who has,always
sought her father's approval yet
never felt she measured up. One of
the most touching scenes is when
Ethel scolds Chelsea for hanging
onto the perceived injustices of her
youth, even as she nears middle age.
Dave Semple rounds out the cast
as Bill Ray, Chelsea's new love and
Billy's father.
There could be more of a relief
from winter if Victoria Wallace
(whose work was seen in Blyth in
Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!) had managed to
capture more of the feel of a cottage
in her set design. Though there's lots
of warm wooden interior, there are
no trees around this cottage and little
feel of the water, despite the odd
served lunch.
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loon call.
Still, On Golden Pond is like tak-
ing a two-hour vacation from win-
ter's cold and spending it with some
delightful characters. ,
On Golden Pond continues at
London's Grand Theatre until Feb.
25.
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